Taff's Well

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 52% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:41

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

21 reported · August 2026

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Shoplifting4
• Other theft3
• Public order3

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

146 reported road collisions (2025)

30 killed or seriously injured · 207 casualties · 6.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

93 food businesses within 2 miles

• 77 rated 4–5 ★ (55 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Taffs Well (0.6 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£165,213 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£754 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY

• 1 bed £528
• 2 bed £675
• 3 bed £758

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

4.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.7 times median annual pay (4.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (3.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · BP (3.1 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

37 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: ASDA Cardiff Coryton Supercentre (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches8
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

237,651 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf · 560/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,401
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,653
• Net moves−252

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in Wales

17% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 29% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (42% of 111,810)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

Labour

Cardiff West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£666 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,935 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 112,026 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 12%

346 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CF15

• The Medical Centre
• Radyr Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cardiff West:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks276 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth196 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals170 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases148 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Introduce weekend access to death certification for burials117 local signatures · 9,659 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Taff's Well Thermal Spring · 0.2 km

  Taff's Well thermal spring is in Taff's Well north of Cardiff, south Wales at an elevation of about 30 metres (100 ft). It is the only thermal spring in Wales. The spring emerges on the eastern bank of the River Taff…

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  Taff's Well · 0.2 km

  Taff's Well is a semi-rural village, community and electoral ward located at the south-eastern tip of Rhondda Cynon Taf, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of the city centre of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Known locally a…

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  Gwaelod-y-Garth · 0.6 km

  Gwaelod-y-Garth is a village in the community of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales.

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  Taffs Well railway station · 0.7 km

  Taffs Well railway station is a railway station serving the village of Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, as well as neighbouring Gwaelod-y-Garth, Cardiff. It is located on the Merthyr Line and the Rhondda Line. P…

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  Taffs Well A.F.C. · 0.7 km

  Taffs Well Association Football Club is a Welsh association football Club founded in 1946. The team are based in Taff's Well, near Cardiff, and compete in the Ardal SW League. The team is nicknamed the Wellmen and the…

• Glan y Llyn railway station · 0.8 km

  Glan-y-Llyn railway station is a disused railway station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)